Some Android pill producers include a built-in desktop mode that converts your gadget into one thing that resembles a pc. For Samsung tablets, that is known as DeX. It primarily provides your pill a Windows-esque interface and functionalities. You get a taskbar on the backside, full with a menu and your apps within the middle (for New DeX) or menu, search, and navigation controls on the far left, your apps within the middle, and a system tray on the far proper (for Classic DeX). Another beauty of DeX is that it opens your apps in floating home windows that you could then resize, maximize, reduce, pin to the entrance, and even change the transparency. To allow DeX, merely swipe down from the highest of the display and faucet on DeX from the Quick Settings. If you favor to make use of the basic model of DeX, navigate to Settings > Connected Devices. Choose Classic, after which press Start DeX to modify into DeX mode.

Lenovo tablets embody an analogous characteristic known as PC Mode (beforehand Productivity Mode) as nicely. It’s accessible on newer fashions like P11, P12, and Legion Y700. PC Mode additionally resembles a Windows interface with the acquainted taskbar on the backside. Like DeX, this characteristic launches apps in resizable home windows and means that you can reduce, maximize, and shut these home windows. To activate PC Mode, faucet the PC Mode tile within the Quick Settings or head over to Settings > Advanced options > PC mode.